Steam using 50% of processor when the game hasn't even started

[oldstuff]

I have a fairly strong computer but I am getting very low frame rates, 15 to 25. 3.6 2 core processor, 8 gig memory, nvidia 760 card, motherboard over clocked. When I run the game totally stock my processor runs at 100%. After much investigation I discovered steam was using 50% of my processor even when I was just on the start screen and continues to run even after I close the game. I have been playing Fallout 3 for years, heavily modded, quality turned up to high and it runs my processor at 60 to 70% . It is running a service host for some reason at 50% processor time . I contacted steam about this but nothing has changed. I can turn off that service host but it causes other problems. I recently updated my steam software, no help.In advance thank you for your help.

[Purr4me]

I have a fairly strong computer but I am getting very low frame rates, 15 to 25. 3.6 2 core processor, 8 gig memory, nvidia 760 card, motherboard over clocked. When I run the game totally stock my processor runs at 100%. After much investigation I discovered steam was using 50% of my processor even when I was just on the start screen and continues to run even after I close the game. I have been playing Fallout 3 for years, heavily modded, quality turned up to high and it runs my processor at 60 to 70% . It is running a service host for some reason at 50% processor time . I contacted steam about this but nothing has changed. I can turn off that service host but it causes other problems. I recently updated my steam software, no help.In advance thank you for your help.

Before you launch steam, disconnect from the internet lan and run it ,it will come up with a screen that will ask you to retry or run in offline mode, choose off line mode. wait, now reconnect to the internet and monitor the situation.

[mindboggles]

I get an issue from time to time with Steam turning NV into a slideshow, even though I haven't checked to see what resources it's chewing up I have noticed that for some reason I have Steams screenshot uploader running when it happens. Don't know why it would since I always run in offline mode and have turned off all that gimmick rubbish.

 

This is happening to me with an i7, 64GB ram and a gtx 980 ti hydro.

[oldstuff]

I was thinking I should add some more info to this problem. To check to see if it is happening to you start the program, when you get to the continue screen push Control Alt Delete this will bring up the task manager. Look at the services one will be system idle it should be at 99% if you dont have anything else running. Mine is running at 50% because steam is running a service at 50% when it shouldn't be. It even keeps running after I shut the game down. Hope this helps, I noticed other people on the internet complaining about this but I have not come across any solutions. Dont know if it matters but I am running windows 7 64 Bit with all the fix it software

[Purr4me]

If you really are all that interested in what is truly going on with your networks and VALVE, install PeerBlock 1.1 + (r691) Beta Release. Google it. What you are about to learn will sour your gaming experience to a point of disgust. But ,you have no choice here if you use a steam game or any distributions so carried by VALVE. the networks and companies running the show are constantly in charge of their IP.

IT does not matter what Operating system you are using, you can not avoid this period "If it is a steam game".

 

IT's not the only company doing this, it is Market share interests the bottom of it all.

Find a waste can for the Puke about to come up after you see all that stuff going on...in the background.

[FalloutVeteran2009]

Steam doesn't use CPU or internet very much, it's a little ridiculous. Windows update just had a problem in windows 7 where it would lock up an use 25% or so, it's not related to steam though. Start menu an type resource monitor, or you can get there with Ctrl Alt Delete inside the task manager. Go to CPU, click the column to arrange it by what is using the most, click that an go down to services an it should show all that or, better, I'd go look on YouTube. There was a somewhat hidden windows 7 patch to resolve the issue if it turns out to be that, you would just keep looking thru loose windows updates on the microsoft website via internet search engines.

[Purr4me]

Steam doesn't use CPU or internet very much, it's a little ridiculous. Windows update just had a problem in windows 7 where it would lock up an use 25% or so, it's not related to steam though. Start menu an type resource monitor, or you can get there with Ctrl Alt Delete inside the task manager. Go to CPU, click the column to arrange it by what is using the most, click that an go down to services an it should show all that or, better, I'd go look on YouTube. There was a somewhat hidden windows 7 patch to resolve the issue if it turns out to be that, you would just keep looking thru loose windows updates on the microsoft website via internet search engines.

You were given advice as to how to see things, I suggest you take it because you haven't got a clue.

[mindboggles]

Found out what was causing the problems I've been having. It appears the hot keys for Steam screen shots was the same as Nvidia's Shadow play and the 2 don't seem to play well together (maybe since I have as much of steam turned off as possible). Checking the Geforce settings afterwards I'd find Shadow play nerfed. Even though I can never find the Steam screen shot uploader process it's always there when shutting down to restart (after capturing a video) and Win 10 takes it's time trying to close it.